Category Archives: Writing Tips

Do You Annoy Your Readers?

When you write, do you ever think that your work might annoy people? John W. Howell says the inspiration for this post was a series of tweets that people found annoying in books they have read. Hello SEers, It’s John again. Happy Hump Day. Today I want to talk about things that annoy readers. InContinueContinue reading “Do You Annoy Your Readers?”

Find Your Best Ideas

Could you use six ways to find your best ideas before you start writing? K. M. Welland may have some answers for you. For writers, ideas are the primal matter. No ideas, no stories. But sometimes trying to figure out how to find your best ideas is like catching butterflies. They flit in; they flitContinueContinue reading “Find Your Best Ideas”

Conference Tips

WWW 2022 Conference Are you attending the 2022 Women Writing the West Conference? Whether you are a seasoned conference attendee or a first timer, these tips will be a reminder of things to do in preparing to attend, while you are there, and when you get home from the upcoming . Robert Lee Brewer hasContinueContinue reading “Conference Tips”

Making Your Fiction A Place You Want To Be

Author Janet Key shares the feeling of not wanting to revisit the world she was creating and the tools she used to help make her fiction a place she wanted to be. Last fall, I decided with great determination that it was finally time to finish that literary novel of mine. At that point, IContinueContinue reading “Making Your Fiction A Place You Want To Be”

Four Reasons to Use Internal Thoughts in Your Writing

K. M. Allan talks us through four reasons to use internal thoughts in our writing. A majestic cypress tree grew outside my grade 11 classroom window, eons ago. I remember spending hours staring at it, exploring its velvety green branches and reflecting on the boredom of my classes and wondering what I might do withContinueContinue reading “Four Reasons to Use Internal Thoughts in Your Writing”